This is why I pushed for the development of the Hui Openvista Free Software License. It is an attempt to satisfy the Socialist and Capitalist communities. It allows organizations to do the "distribute free software, share the source code, hope someone else is vetting/testing, without taking responsibility", thing, while at the same time allowing others to do the "let's keep our changes/fixes to ourselves, sell software, and assume some liability types", to do their thing. My interest is simply to see quality Electronic Health Record Software adopted by as many health care professionals as possible, in whatever form, by any means possible. I believe the Hui Openvista Free Software License helps in this regard by not enforcing any particular business model on an organization that may wish to provide the software.
DISCLAIMER: I do not speak for the Hui, U.S. Government, or any other organization, simply my thoughts and opinions on this particular issue. Steven B. Tomlinson > -----Original Message----- > From: K. S. Bhaskar [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, November 22, 2004 4:07 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [Hardhats-members] Cutting to the chase regarding licenses > > > Cutting to the chase, is the fundamental issue that of Medsphere, and > perhaps others in the VistA Software Alliance, prefer licenses that do > not require downstream disclosure of source code, whereas WorldVistA, > and some members of the VistA community (including me), > prefer licenses > that do. > > The only compromise would appear to be to eliminate licensing > altogether > - i.e., public domain. > > Is this a fair summary? > > -- Bhaskar > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide > Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from > real users. > Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. > http://productguide.itmanagersjournal.com/ > _______________________________________________ > Hardhats-members mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members > ------------------------------------------------------- SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. http://productguide.itmanagersjournal.com/ _______________________________________________ Hardhats-members mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members
